Antonyms of adj vivid

4 senses of vivid

Sense 1
graphic, lifelike, pictorial, vivid -- (evoking lifelike images within the mind; "pictorial poetry and prose"; "graphic accounts of battle"; "a lifelike portrait"; "a vivid description")

INDIRECT (VIA realistic) -> unrealistic -- (not realistic; "unrealistic expectations"; "prices at unrealistic high levels")

Sense 2
vivid -- (having the clarity and freshness of immediate experience; "a vivid recollection")

INDIRECT (VIA clear) -> unclear -- (not clear to the mind; "the law itself was unclear on that point"; "the reason for their actions is unclear to this day")

Sense 3
bright, brilliant, vivid -- (having striking color; "bright dress"; "brilliant tapestries"; "a bird with vivid plumage")

INDIRECT (VIA colorful) -> colorless, colourless -- (weak in color; not colorful)

Sense 4
intense, vivid -- ((of color) having the highest saturation; "vivid green"; "intense blue")

INDIRECT (VIA saturated) -> unsaturated -- ((of color) not chromatically pure; diluted; "an unsaturated red")

Similarity of adj vivid

4 senses of vivid

Sense 1
graphic, lifelike, pictorial, vivid -- (evoking lifelike images within the mind; "pictorial poetry and prose"; "graphic accounts of battle"; "a lifelike portrait"; "a vivid description")
       => realistic (vs. unrealistic) -- (aware or expressing awareness of things as they really are; "a realistic description"; "a realistic view of the possibilities"; "a realistic appraisal of our chances"; "the actors tried to create a realistic portrayal of the Africans")

Sense 2
vivid -- (having the clarity and freshness of immediate experience; "a vivid recollection")
       => clear (vs. unclear) -- (readily apparent to the mind; "a clear and present danger"; "a clear explanation"; "a clear case of murder"; "a clear indication that she was angry"; "gave us a clear idea of human nature")

Sense 3
bright, brilliant, vivid -- (having striking color; "bright dress"; "brilliant tapestries"; "a bird with vivid plumage")
       => colorful (vs. colorless), colourful -- (having striking color; "colorful autumn leaves")

Sense 4
intense, vivid -- ((of color) having the highest saturation; "vivid green"; "intense blue")
       => saturated (vs. unsaturated), pure -- ((of color) being chromatically pure; not diluted with white or grey or black)

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